Join us for the second edition of Ramadan Nights at Hayy Jameel, a diverse month-filled cultural programme with a craft-inspired market and supporting bazaars that celebrate community, cultural heritage and wellbeing.

The programme is open and free for all.

For arts and culture lovers, enrich your mind, body and soul with interactive workshops, open sessions and film screenings on heritage, living traditions and craft, board games and storytelling activities for children and adults alike

For shopping enthusiasts, explore Hayy Markets and pop-up bazaars highlighting local and regional brands, supporting creatives, artisans, designers and entrepreneurs inspired by shared traditions and craftsmanship

For foodies, enjoy a selection of local and Ramadan essential snacks, treats and refreshments from Hayy Residents Aysh Academy and Sofia’s Bistro along with an array of vendors

ONGOING
Wednesday, March 12  – Saturday, March 15
9:30pm – 2am

SHOP
Hayy Markets Crafts Edition
Saha

EAT
Local and fusion-inspired food & beverages
Fenaa Hayy 

ENJOY
Traditional and modern board games by White Table Games
Rukn Hayy

MAKE
Walk-in activities & Storytelling
10pm – 1am
Hayy Explorers

EXPLORE
Open studios with Jeddah-based artists Marwa Turkestani, Lizza Alhejin, Rexchouk and The Azee, as well as Bawtaqah Foundation
Hayy Studios

WORKSHOPS AT PROJECT SPACE

Create Your Own Hejazi Print: Lino-cut a Jokhdar pattern with artist Yasmine Maktabi
10pm – 1am
Wednesday, March 12

Ramadan Reflections: The Power of a Wellness Reset with Lulu Hamza
11pm – 12am
Thursday, March 13

Living Traditions: Handicraft-making demos with Nafisa Shams
11pm – 1am
Friday, March 14 

Hakawaty Stories: The History of Jeddah (Bawtaqah Foundation)
10pm – 11:30pm
Saturday, March 15

Mental Health During Healing: A Talk with King Abdulaziz University
12am – 1:30am
Saturday, March 15

SCREENINGS AT HAYY CINEMA

‘My Heritage’ short films
Thursdays – Saturdays until March 22
On repeat from 10pm until 2am

The Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage and the Heritage Commission in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair for World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism management in the Arab Region, presents “My Heritage”, a series of short films that shed light on traditional handicrafts, the relationship of local communities to the site, crafts and memories related to it, the cultural practices associated with the site, and the relationship of young people to the site at the present time.

Limited capacity

KIDS’ WORKSHOPS

Ramadan Nights at Hayy Explorers
Ages 5-15
March 12 – 22, 2025
Wednesday – Saturday
10pm – 1am

Walk-in Activities:
Mini-Mosque: Explorers’ City – Build your own mosque with clay.
Ramadan in Relief – Crafting paper patterns.
A Garden of Giving – Make a rose petal rosary.
World in Windows – Draw the essence of Ramadan Nights.

Storytelling Sessions:
Each night, a different enchanting tale unfolds with Rabyah or Dar Waraqa – sparking curiosity and wonder.

بائع الحكايات by Rabyah
March 12

أسرار الجدات by Dar Waraqa
March 13

كم مرة؟ by Rabyah
March 14

لولو والدوائر by Dar Waraqa
March 15

All sessions will be held in Arabic unless indicated otherwise. No registration needed, just walk in and join the fun!

ON VIEW AT HAYY ARTS

Everyday 9:30pm – 2am
Closed on Tuesdays‘Thread Memory: Embroidery from Palestine’
Until April 17, 2025

Drawing on the extraordinary collections of the Palestinian Museum in Birzeit, ‘Thread Memory’ explores both the historical and contemporary importance of the Palestinian tradition of tatreez.

‘We saw an endless cycle’
Until April 17, 2025

Taking its title from a poem by artist Seher Shah, ‘We saw an endless cycle’ speaks to the ways in which artists bear witness to the city and brings together works by artists whose practices closely engage with the city through intimate gestures.

RSVP not required